Newport rugby player slapped his wife so many times 'he lost count'
A rugby player who assaulted his wife has been given a suspended prison sentence.
Hendry Vaka, 27, of High Street, Newport, admitted one charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm between December 13 and 17, 2015, when he appeared at Shrewsbury Crown Court.
The court was told that the victim had suffered a number of injuries from two incidents, including a fractured left cheekbone and a black eye.
Benjamin Lawrence, prosecuting, told the court that the incidents had taken place on December 14 and 16 in 2015. In the first Vaka had pushed his wife following an argument and her head had struck a door.
